*Checks title* Yup, got it right this week. *Checks Schedule Time” Yup, 9pm not 9am.
Well, it’s Friday Night and that can only mean one thing – lay-in tomorrow! And one other thing: it’s time for the latest mixed playlist for you to get your lug holes around.
This week brings us a themed playlist, and the theme this week is cover versions, and there are some absolute doozies in here, not least the final track, which I don’t believe has been made available for commercial release. Yet. It’s so good, so absolutely perfect for the act covering it, that it can only be a matter of time…
The plan was to have one artist covering a song, followed by the original artist of that song covering something, followed by the original artist of that song…etc, etc, you get the idea. You’ll see that this is a territory I strayed into a couple of times, but I found that too prescriptive for the whole mix, and meant the inclusion of covers that I don’t actually like, so I nixed that idea. Trust me, you’ll thank me for it.
You’ll have noticed I’ve not named any of the artists in this week’s mix; fear not, the track listing is down below, as usual. But as usual, it’s much more fun if you just give it a listen and check back afterwards to see who you’ve just listened to.
Right, off we go then:
Friday Night Music Club Vol 97
Track listing:
- Richard Hawley – Some Candy Talking
- Johnny Cash – Personal Jesus
- Cornershop – Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)
- Olli & The Bollywood Orchestra – A Forest
- David Dondero – (Is Anybody Going To) San Antone
- David Kitt – Teenage Riot
- Sonic Youth – Superstar
- Elvis Costello & The Attractions – What Do I Do Now?
- Blondie – Hanging on the Telephone
- Dinosaur Jr. – Just Like Heaven
- The Lemonheads – Different Drum
- Kirsty MacColl – You Just Haven’t Earned It Yet Baby
- Erasure – Take A Chance On Me
- Wheatus – A Little Respect
- Ben Folds – Get Your Hands Off My Woman
- William Shatner – Common People
- Pulp – The Day Before You Came
That’s yer lot, til next time (although I will be moving into my new place next week, so I’m super-busy packing, so apologies in advance if there is no new mix next week).
More soon.
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